U.S.

Mercy Corps staffers Jill Morehead (left) and Alexa Swift walk up a hill in Lares as part of their field research on Puerto Rico's supply needs.

Need Help In Puerto Rico? Here's $100

9:28am October 25, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

If Karian Batista had $100, she would buy food. "I don't have enough for the kids," she says. Distributing cash, a growing trend in aid, gives people "dignity and choice," one organization says.

Share of black Americans, by income level, who say they have personally experienced these forms of discrimination because of their race

National

How Black Americans See Discrimination

8:14am October 25, 2017

by Gene Demby

A new survey from NPR shows that black people often feel differently about discrimination depending on their gender, how old they are, how much they earn and whether they live in cities or suburbs.

Queue Listen Now

Tillerson Meets Modi In India

5:19am October 25, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in his first official visit to the region. He's hoping to strengthen ties between the U.S. and India.

Queue Listen Now

Sen. Blumenthal On Niger Attack

5:19am October 25, 2017

NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal ahead of a classified Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on the deadly attack in Niger that killed four Americans.

News Brief: Sen. Flake Won't Seek Re-Election, Court Rules For Unauthorized Immigrant's Abortion

5:12am October 25, 2017

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he will not seek re-election in a speech lambasting President Trump. Also, a court has ruled in favor of an unauthorized immigrant's right to an abortion.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw talks to reporters about the team's World Series faceoff with the Houston Astros in Los Angeles.

Dodgers Beat The Astros 3-1 In Game 1 of The 2017 World Series

11:29pm October 24, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Los Angeles went ahead on a two-run home run in the sixth and held on to take the lead in the best-of-seven series.

National

From Minneapolis To Mogadishu, Somali-Americans Try To Help Survivors of Bomb Attack

10:38pm October 24, 2017

by Matt Sepic

Workers in Somalia's capital Mogadishu are still searching through the wreckage created by large truck bomb set off in a busy commercial district that killed 358 people and injuring hundreds more. In the large Somali immigrant community in Minneapolis, everyone is connected to a victim in some way. As the grieving continues, Somali-Americans are trying to help the survivors in any way they can from 8,000 miles away.

Queue Listen Now

National

White House Says Refugee Admissions Can Resume, With New Security Vetting

9:41pm October 24, 2017

by Joel Rose

Starting Wednesday, all refugees face more extensive background checks. And the administration is conducting an extra 90-day review of vetting procedures for refugees from 11 countries.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaks while flanked by and Rep. Don DeSantis, R-Fla., as he announces that his committee and the House oversight committee are starting an investigation into a 2010 deal between Russia and the

House Republicans Launch New Investigations Into Clinton Email Probe, Uranium Deal

7:18pm October 24, 2017

by Miles Parks

Democrats charge that the investigations "appear aimed at diverting attention away" from the focus on Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

National

D.C. Appeals Court Rules For Teen Seeking Abortion While In U.S. Illegally

6:54pm October 24, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The larger appeals court reversed a decision by a three-judge panel that in effect put off the girl's abortion. She is in federal custody, and authorities refuse to release her for the procedure.